Wakefield Museums and Castles

Holly and the Ivy centrepiece

Make your own Tudor-inspired 'Holly and the Ivy' centrepiece with this walkthrough video.

What you'll need:

  • Secateurs or garden shears

  • Thick gloves

  • Selection of evergreens (e.g. holly, ivy, rosemary, conifers)

  • Bendable thin twigs (willow and birch bend easily)

  • Thin wire / floristry wire

  • Jar or pillar candle

  • Wire cutters

  • Optional: pine cones, dried orange segments, cinnamon sticks - whatever takes your festive fancy!

Holly and the ivy centrepiece: walkthrough video

(Please note: there is no voiceover in the 'how to' video)

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